The Laughing Man

The back story of the joker actor Zack Avery is more interesting than the movie. The guy's name is actually Zachary Joseph Horwitz. The guy was a con artist had a Ponzi scheme going in LA and swindled over $650 million from people. He even conned his wife and close friends. True sociopath, just like the joker. This guy was a Hollywood version of Bernie Madoff. Google the guy and there are several podcasts out their that detail the acting this guy did to everyone around him. If only he put the same effort into his acting as he did in real life, he might made something of himself. He is now serving 20+ years in jail, wondering if he is laughing now.

I was curious about this because I really like the concept of the Joker. My brother knew it so he sent me the link.

It was very different than what I was expecting but it really got me curious about the New 52.I haven't really read enough to be knowledgeable about it. Before I saw this, I didn't think I would be.

One of the things I've always liked about the Batman Rogues Gallery was that they were only villains that could arguably be horror villains. This was the proof.

I was really intrigued by the portrayal of the Joker, because he really didn't seem like he was criminally insane to me. But rather he was a personification of evil. As subdued as the actor was, there was this sense of him guiding along Harley like a vampire would one of their victims.

It is, however, not for the faint of heart. It's the most violent version that I have ever seen. It's the perfect psychological thriller short.